מדינת ישראל

STATE OF ISRAEL

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

VETERINARY SERVICES & ANIMAL HEALTH

Model Veterinary Certificate for Importation of Bovine Semen fromEurope to Israel

Country:

Ministry of:

Department:

Province or District, etc.:

  1. Origin of Semen (artificial insemination center)

Name and address of the exporter: ______

Name and address of the semen AIC: ______

  1. Destination of Semen

Country of destination: ______

Name and address of consignee: ______

Nature and identification of means of transport: ______

I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify:

A.that the frozen semen, specified below, was derived from an Artificial Insemination Center authorized by the competent authority:

  1. which is under permanent official veterinary supervision;
  2. which is situated in an area of 30 kilometers in diameter, where Foot and Mouth Disease and Vesicular Stomatitis have not occurred during the last six months;
  3. Where no cases of Trichomoniasis and Campylobacteriosis were diagnosed in the last 5 years.
  4. Where all the bulls of the Center have been free, for the last twelve months, of Tuberculosis, Brucellosis, Leptospirosis, and Leucosis.
  5. Which at the time of collection has been an IBR/IPV free herd – all the bulls in it have been serologically tested every 12 months for IBR/IPV with negative results1; or – the donor bulls were held in isolation during the period of collection and for the 30 days following collection and were subjected to a diagnostic test for IBR/IPV on a blood sample taken at least 21 days after collection of the semen, 1 with negative results.

B.that the frozen semen, specified below, was derived from bulls:

  1. Which have never been used for natural service.
  2. which have passed, within six months of the date of collection of the semen a negative tuberculin test;
  3. Which have passed, not less than one month and not more than six months after the date of the collection of the semen, a negative serological test for Leptospirosis (L. Pomona, L. grippotyphosa and L. hardjo, at 1:100 dilution);
  4. For Leucosis which comply with the standards laid down in council directive 88/407/EEC and updating legislation.
  5. which are considered free of Trichomoniasis and Campylobacteriosis based upon tests for qualification of entry into the Center and later, at one year interval, as routine tests;
  6. Which did not show clinical signs of paratuberculosis and have been tested, and real timeP.C.R test in feces, with negative results for the last 3 year for paratuberculosis.
  7. For Brucellosis which complies with the standards laid down in council directive 88/407/EEC and updating legislation.
  8. which are known to be free of congenital abnormalities, on the basis of lack of reports from farms on abnormalities in the bull's offspring;
  9. which are free from B.V.D. virus;
  10. were kept in a BTV and EHD free country or zone1, specify ______, for at least 60days before commencement of, and during, collection of the semen

Or

either, subjected to a serological test1 to detect antibody to the BTV group, with negative results, at least every 60days throughout the collection period and between21 and 60days after the final collection for this consignment*;

or, were subjected to an agent identification test1 on blood samples collected at commencement and conclusion of, and at least every 7days (virus isolation test) or at least every 28days (PCR test) during, semen collection for this consignment, with negative results*;

C.The semen to be exported to Israel

  1. contains 1 mg of Streptomycine or 1 million I.U. of Penicillin in each 100 cc of diluent, or a similar antibiotic (specify name and concentration)

...... ……......

  1. Was kept separately from any other semen between its collection and its shipment.
  2. was packed in separate portions so that separate ejaculations can be easily identified;

Container No. ______

B r e e d / Name & Reg. No. / Date of birth / Eartag No. / No.portions

Date...... Name in full......

Place...... Signature______

Official Seal

* delete as appropriate

1 as in the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code

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